Cat Tien National Park

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has approved a VND74 billion (US$3.44 million) budget for a project on urgent protection of wild elephants in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to the provincial Forest Protection Department.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bau Sau (Crocodile Lake) in Nam Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai is the second Ramsar site in Vietnam. Coming to this place, tourists can explore the pristine forest, organize picnics, go camping or admire the majestic beauty of ancient cedars. They can also row boats to see crocodiles in the lagoon or enjoy the poetic scenery.

The last Javan rhino in Viet Nam was found dead at the Cat Tien National Park in April 2010: It had been shot by poachers for its horn, Le Thi Thuy Dung, a biology teacher at a HCM City school, tells her class.

The “trà” flower found in the Cat Tien National Park in southern Vietnam in 2011 has recently been recognized as a new species which has been discovered for the first time in the world by the Swedish scientific magazine Nordic Journal of Botany.

VietNamNet Bridge – Being a ferocious species, nearly having no natural enemies, and considered as the symbol of strength, gaurs (Bos gaurus) are still in high danger of getting extinct because they have been the aiming points of the poachers.

After considering a report by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to cancel the Dong Nai 6 and 6A hydropower projects due to environmental concerns.